WITNESS LIST
Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee
April 15, 2013 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess
For:
Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Kaiser, Chris (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault)
Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Pediatric Society)
Lambert, Tim (Self)
Macy, Patricia (Self)
Mark, Dennis (Redeemed Ministries)
Waldon, Barbara (Refuge of light)
Wood, Cecilia (Self)
Against:
Guedry, Dale (Texas court reporters association)
For:
Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)
Lewis, Fred (Self)
Smith, Jason (Self)
Smith, Tom "Smitty" (Public citizen)
Swanson, Doug (Dallas Morning News, FOIFT)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Chadwick, Ashley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)
Geiger, Carol (Public Citizen)
Schneider, Michael (Texas Association of Broadcasters)
Snider, Stewart (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
For:
Webb, Brian (Texas Family Law Foundation)
Against:
Jonte, Barbara (Self)
Medina, Claryssa (Self)
Wood, Cecilia (Self; Concerned Woman for America of Texas)
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Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bresnen, Steve (Texas family law fiundation)
McCullar Vavra, Janet (Self; Texas Family Law Foundation)
Against:
Carew, Judy (Self)
Carter, Tracy (Self)
Conner, Deborah (Self)
Crouch, Deborah (Self)
Dedear, James (Self)
Dedear, Rebecca (Self)
Exley, Nathan (Self)
Featherston, David (Self)
Featherston, Graham (Self)
Flynn, Carol (Self)
Frank, Alisha (Self)
Franklin, Shelia (Self; North east tarrant tea prty)
Greenwood, Margie (Self)
Hall, Terri (Self)
Harless, Barbara (Self; North Teas Citizen's Lobby)
Hastings, Paul (Self)
Horwath, Kristina (Self)
Huber, David (Self)
Jonte, Marcus (Self)
Jonte, Skyla (Self)
Keoho, Selina (Self)
Lambert, Tim (Self; Tx Home School Coalition)
Loose, Jim (Self)
Loose, Madeleine (Self)
Lopez, Lenny (Self; NE tarrant Tea Party)
Luse, Karen (Self)
Medina, Mario (Self)
Monsalve, Laura (Self)
Newman, Jeremy (Self)
Powell, Judy (Parent Guidance Center)
Redwine, Elisabeth (Self)
Russell, Chassidie (Self)
Saenz, Jonathan (Texas Values)
Sanderson, Amy (Self)
Sellers, Danecia (Self)
Smith, Robert (Self)
Snodgrass, Ben (Self)
Sparks, Keli (Self)
Spaun, Mary Ann (Self)
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Against:
Thompson, Carrie (Self)
Thompson, Harold (Self)
Tifft, Bruce (Self)
Tifft, Susan (Self)
Toppert, Marcy (Self)
White, Kristen (Self)
Williams, Trent (Self)
Woodall, Nancy (Self; Rockwall Oratorical Club)
For:
Adams, Don (Self)
Against:
Fitzsimmons, Gary (Dallas County District Clerk)
Thompson, Andrea (Collin County District Clerk)
Warren, John (County and District Clerks Assoc)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Sohrt, Kaci (Travis County District Clerk)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Wood, Cecilia (Self)
For:
Izquierdo, Michael (Self; El Paso Council of Judges)
McGinty, Angus (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Griffith, Melinda (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Izquierdo, Michael (Self; El Paso Council of Judges)
For:
Green, Charles (Houston Police Department)
Hartle, Barbara (City of Houston Munucipal Courts)
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For:
Jonte, Marcus (Self)
Jonte, Skyla (Self)
Lambert, Tim (Self; Tx Home School Coalition)
Loose, Jim (Self)
Loose, Madeleine (Self)
Russell, Chassidie (Self)
Wood, Cecilia (Self; Concerned Woman for America of Texas)
Against:
McCullar Vavra, Janet (Self; Texas Family Law Foundation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Carew, Judy (Self)
Carter, Tracy (Self)
Crouch, Deborah (Self)
Dedear, James (Self)
Dedear, Rebecca (Self)
Everett, Carol (Self)
Exley, Nathan (Self)
Featherston, David (Self)
Featherston, Graham (Self)
Flynn, Carol (Self)
Frank, Alisha (Self)
Greenwood, Margie (Self)
Hall, Terri (Self)
Harless, Barbara (Self; North Teas Citizen's Lobby)
Hastings, Paul (Self)
Hettinger, Ann (Self; Concerned Women for America)
Horwath, Kristina (Self)
Huber, David (Self)
Jonte, Barbara (Self)
Keoho, Selina (Self)
Lopez, Lenny (Self; NE tarrant Tea Party)
Luse, Karen (Self)
Medina, Claryssa (Self)
Medina, Mario (Self)
Monsalve, Laura (Self)
Newman, Jeremy (Self)
Powell, Judy (Parent Guidance Center)
Redwine, Elisabeth (Self)
Saenz, Jonathan (Texas Values)
Sanderson, Amy (Self)
Sellers, Danecia (Self)
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For:
Simpson, Susan (Self)
Smith, Donna (Self)
Smith, Robert (Self)
Snodgrass, Ben (Self)
Sparks, Keli (Self)
Spaun, Mary Ann (Self)
Spiller, Lee (Self; Citizens Commission on Human Rights)
Thompson, Carrie (Self)
Thompson, Harold (Self)
Tifft, Bruce (Self)
Tifft, Susan (Self)
Toppert, Marcy (Self)
White, Kristen (Self)
Williams, Trent (Self)
Woodall, Nancy (Self; Rockwall Oratorical Club)
Against:
Bresnen, Steve (Texas family law fiundation)
Webb, Brian (Texas Family Law Foundation)
For:
Christian, George (Texas Civil Justice League)
McGinty, Angus (Self)
On:
Slayton, David (Office of Court Administration)
For:
Allen, Tom (City of Houston)
On:
Houston, Scott (Texas municipal league)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
Against:
Pomeroy, Cory (Texas Oil and Gas Association)
For:
Hammerlein, George (Harris County Clerk's Office)
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Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Wallace, B R "Skipper" (Self; Republican County Chairs Association)
Against:
Dufresne, Jc (Self)
Gaston, James (Texas AFL-CIO)
Haltom, Sondra (Empower the vote texas)
For:
Mark, Dennis (Redeemed Ministries)
On:
Edmonds, Shannon (Texas District and County Attorneys Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Craft, Lon (TMPA)
Kaiser, Chris (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault)
Macy, Patricia (Self)
Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)
Waldon, Barbara (Refuge of light)
On:
Barr, Geoff (The Office of the Texas Attorney General)
For:
Buckner, Chan (Harris County Attorney)
Sisk, Cathy (Harris County)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Coyle, Jeff (City of San Antonio)
Hanes, Kelly (Self; Austin Humane Society)
For:
Ratliff, Thomas (Mr. Michael Morton)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bernhardt, Rebecca (Texas Defender Service)
Eigler, Cindy (Self; Texas Interfaith Center for Public Policy)
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For:
Etter, Kristin (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)
Marsh, Andrea (Texas Fair Defense Project)
Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas)
Yanez-Correa, Ana (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
On:
Acevedo, Linda (State Bar of Texas)
Edmonds, Shannon (Texas District and County Attorneys Association)
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